Spout for oil-cans.



A. P. HURI.

SPOUT FOR OIL UANS.

AYPLIOATIoN FILED ooT. 2a, 1909.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

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UNITED STATES .PATENT- OFFICE.

GEORGE H. LEITNEB-AND ONE-THIRD T W. P. WRIGHT, BOTH 0F ANDERSCN,

SOUTH CAROLINA.

To all whom 'it may concerm' Beit known that I, AMBROSE P. I-IUBT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county ofAnderson'and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Im rovements in Spouts for Oil-Cans, of whlch the following is as ecification, reference being had therein to tiie accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to spouts for o1l cans and has for its object theprovision of an improved simple valve device carried by or detached fromthe can.

In the use of oil cans, it 1s frequently obl jectionable and sometimesdamaging to fabrics or goods, particularly in connection with thetextile industry, to permit the oil to have free discharge from themouth of the spout, and the purpose of the valved spout of the presentinvention is to overcome such disadvantages and to restrict thedischarge of the oil fed from the can, conveniently by the use of aprojecting stem extending beyond the mouth of the spout and from thevalve, from which projection the oil will be fed one drop at a time, thevalve regulating the amount and preventing leakage.

A convenient embodiment of the invention comprises a spout formed forattachment to a can or receptacle having a valve seat arranged inwardlybeyond the point of discharge from the spout, a shiftable rod arrangedlongitudinally within the spout and projecting outwardly beyond themouth thereof, a valve on said rod arranged to engage the valve seat,means in the spout for guiding the rod when the valve is moved to andfrom its seat, and means also within the spout for normally holding thevalve to its seat.

The foregoing and other novel details in the construction andarrangement of parts will be apparent from the specific descriptionhereinafter contained when read in connection with Ythe accompanyingdrawing forming part hereof and wherein a convenient embodiment of theinvention is illustrated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a. can provided with myimproved valved out, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View t rough thespout and a portion of the can, and Fig. 3 is a similar view taken in aplane at right angles to that of Fig. 2.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led October 23, 1909. Serial No. 524,220.

sPoU'r ron OIL-calas.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

Referring more specifically to the drawlngs wherein like referencecharacters desig- -nate corresponding y parts in the several \v1ews, Arepresents a can or receptacle ofv any suitable shape or size providedwith a cap or stopper B having a threaded bore C. D is a spout, also ofany suitable size and shape having a discharge mouth E of a diameterquite restricted relative to the size of the interior of the remainingportion of the spout to -form a guide, as will hereinafter appear, andto provide a valve seat F.

Extending longitudinally of the spout and shiftable lengthwise thereofis a rod G, mounted within the spout, and extended as at H a substantialdistance beyond the mouth E whereby to be guided in its movement by saidmouth. On this rod I secure a valve I conveniently leather-faced, as atJ, adapted to seat against the valve seat F. The op posite or inner endof the rod G is slotted a considerable distance, as shown at K to workover a fixed transverse guide pin L passed through and secured to thespout. A spring M bearing at one end against the pin L and at itsopposite end against a collar or flange N fast with the rod constantlyexerts an expanding pressure to close and hold the valve I-J to the seatF.

The operation of the device will be obvious, it simply being necessaryto press the projection or stem H against the part to be oiled when thevalve IJ will be forced inwardly against the pressure of the spring Mthereby permitting the oil to feed around the valve and down the stem H.Upon release of the pressure the spring will immediately close thevalve. It is to be observed that the periphery of the valve lits thebore of the spout relatively freely to permit the oil to feedtherearound.

It is apparent that thc details of thev embodiment disclosed herein maybe departed from while still keeping within the scope of the invention.

1. An oil spout of the character described provided with a valve seatnear its mouth, a valve for said seat, a carrier for said valvecomprising rod extensions, one projecting outwardly beyond the mouth andthe other inwardly within the spout, and instrumentalities in the spoutfor uiding the inner rod extension and for closing the valve.

2. An oil spout of the character described ,mannose P. Hun'r, oFANDERSON, sourir CAROLINA, AssiGNon' or ONE-THIRD To 25 provided on1tsinterior with a valve seat,

provided with a valve seat nearits mouth, a valve for said seat, acarriersfor said valve comprising rod extensions, one projectingoutwardly beyond the mouth and the other inwardly wit i nthe spout, andinstrumen- -talitiesm the spout for uiding the inner rod extension andfor closmg the Valve, said guiding meansl comprising a fixed transversemember, engaging a slotted portion of the rod extension.

8. 'An oil s out of the character described provided wit a valve seatnear its mouth, a valve for said seat, a carrier for said valvecomprising rod extensions, one projecting outwardlyl beyond the mouthand the other inwardly within the spout, instrumentalities in the soutfor guiding the inner rod extension an for closing the valve, saidguiding means comprising a fixed transverse member-engagin a slottedportion of the rod extension, an the valve closing means comprising astop on the rod extension, and a s ring interposed between said stop andthe rixed transverse member. j

4. An oil spout of the character describe avalve forsaid seat,A aprojecting part for 'gli s 1fting the same to close operating the valveextending outwardly beyond the mouth of the spout, aV projecting part-extendin inwardly within the spout and from sai i the spout engagingthe same, and means envalve, a fixed guide within v ging the inwardlyprfjecting part for 5. An oil spout of the character described providedon its interior with a valve seat, a valve for said seat, a projectingpart for operating the valve extending outwardly beyond the mouth of thespout a projecting part extendin inwardly within the spout and from saivalve, a fixed guide within the spout engaging the same, and meansengaging the inwardly rojecting shifting the same to c ose,l the va vecomprising a stop on the inwardlge projectin part, and aspringinterposed tween sai strip and the guide.

n testimon whereof I aiiix my in presence o two witnesses.

AMBROSE P. HURT.

signature Witnesses: y

FRANK E. TODD, R. E. MosELnY.

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